PBA IN ACTION AGAIN FOR INTERNATIONAL SINGLES QUALIFIERS

All seven New Zealand Professional Bowls Association venues will be in action again around the country this weekend with qualifiers for the International Open Singles to find a NZ representative to play in Blackpool, England in March.

The feature early round clashes appear to be in the south with Oliver Mason playing Paul King at 6pm tonight in the Dunedin Community Bowls Stadium, Canterbury’s Andrew Kelly clashing with another PBA international Duane White at noon on Saturday also in Dunedin, and new NZ number one Craig Merrilees up against Brent Thomson at the Waverley Club in Invercargill on Sunday morning.

In the North Island, Rob Ashton will stay in Wellington rather than travelling to Auckland for the first time to take on the larger field at the Naenae Club, while the highest ranked first round match-up in the north is Steve Muller against Allan Batley at the Paritutu Club in New Plymouth.

Draws for this weekend’s New Zealand Professional Bowls Association events
(current Race position)